Most Repeated Orthopedics Topics in NEET PG & INI-CET (2017–2026)

171 recalled Orthopedics questions from 18 NEET PG and INI-CET / AIIMS PG papers, counted topic by topic from the Kinase question bank — with the years each topic appeared and whether its share is rising or falling.

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Last verified: 30 September 2026 against the Kinase recall question bank. natboard.edu.in · nmc.org.in

Quick Answer

The most repeated Orthopedics topics in NEET PG and INI-CET (2017–2026) are Orthopedic Fractures and Their Complications (30 questions), Bone Tumors (19 questions) and Upper Limb Disorders (18 questions), out of 171 recalled Orthopedics questions from 18 papers in the Kinase bank. Orthopedic Fractures and Their Complications appeared in 13 of 18 papers.

Which Orthopedics topics are asked most?

Topics are ranked by recalled questions across NEET PG and INI-CET. "Asked in" counts the exam-year papers (out of 18 with Orthopedics questions) in which the topic appeared at least once; "Share" is the topic's part of all 171 Orthopedics questions.

#TopicQuestions (NEET PG / INI-CET)ShareAsked inYearsTrend
1Orthopedic Fractures and Their Complications30 (8 / 22)17.5%13 of 18 papers2018, 2020–2026Rising (+20.7 pts)
2Bone Tumors19 (8 / 11)11.1%14 of 18 papers2018–2026Falling (-7.4 pts)
3Upper Limb Disorders18 (6 / 12)10.5%10 of 18 papers2018–2023, 2025–2026Falling (-6.8 pts)
4Lower Limb Disorders15 (5 / 10)8.8%10 of 18 papers2018–2024, 2026Rising (+9.2 pts)
5Metabolic Bone Diseases14 (2 / 12)8.2%11 of 18 papers2018–2026Steady (+3.7 pts)
6Arthritis and Connective Tissue Disorders13 (5 / 8)7.6%11 of 18 papers2018–2025Falling (-7.6 pts)
7Pediatric Orthopedics12 (7 / 5)7%9 of 18 papers2017–2018, 2020, 2022, 2024, 2026Steady (-1.5 pts)
8Bone and Joint Disorders10 (5 / 5)5.8%9 of 18 papers2017–2020, 2022, 2024–2025Steady (-4.6 pts)
9Spine and Pelvis10 (3 / 7)5.8%6 of 18 papers2019–2020, 2022, 2024, 2026Steady (+3.7 pts)
10Nerve Injury9 (2 / 7)5.3%8 of 18 papers2020–2023, 2025–2026—
11Orthopedic Instruments9 (2 / 7)5.3%5 of 18 papers2019–2021, 2023–2024—
12Advanced Orthopedics and Management3 (0 / 3)1.8%2 of 18 papers2018, 2020—

Trend = change in the topic's share of Orthopedics questions from 2018 to 2026 on a fitted line; ±5 percentage points or more is rising/falling. Topics with fewer than 10 questions get no label ("—"). 9 Orthopedics questions are not yet filed under a topic and are left out of the table.

How many Orthopedics questions appear each year?

Orthopedics makes up 3.2% of all recalled questions in the bank. Its share was highest in 2025 (9 of 197 recalled questions that year), and its overall share trend since 2018 is steady (+0.1 pts). Bars differ in height partly because some years' papers were recalled more fully than others.

NEET PGINI-CET / AIIMS PGRecalled questions per calendar year; the number recalled differs by year.

What kind of Orthopedics questions are asked?

Our editors tag each question's format (a question can carry several). 71 of the 171 Orthopedics questions (42%) have an image in the stem. The most common format tags:

  • Clinical Vignette79
  • X-ray/Radiograph42
  • Most Common23
  • Clinical Photograph13
  • Management of Choice13
  • Negative Question (EXCEPT/NOT)11
  • Next Best Step11
  • Instrument-Based7

Where can you practise these Orthopedics topics?

Practise the actual recalled questions on the NEET PG Orthopedics PYQ page and the INI-CET Orthopedics PYQ page, each with explanations.

How to read these numbers: previous-year papers are not released in full, so they are rebuilt from candidates' memory-based recalls and every question is reworded. The counts reflect Kinase's recall bank (snapshot 2026-09-30), not an official NBEMS or AIIMS subject or topic breakdown. A recalled paper can be incomplete, so compare shares rather than raw counts between years.

Methodology: Each question is counted once per exam-year, even when the same paper is mapped to several courses or tests. Where editors tagged recall provenance in a paper, untagged extra practice items are left out. See the all-subjects page for the full method, the list of papers and the cross-subject top 25.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the most repeated Orthopedics topics in NEET PG and INI-CET?▼
In Kinase's recall bank (2017–2026), the most repeated Orthopedics topics are Orthopedic Fractures and Their Complications (30 questions), Bone Tumors (19 questions), Upper Limb Disorders (18 questions). Orthopedic Fractures and Their Complications was asked in 13 of 18 papers.
How many Orthopedics questions come in NEET PG and INI-CET?▼
Kinase has 171 recalled Orthopedics questions from 18 papers: 62 from NEET PG and 109 from INI-CET / AIIMS PG. That is 3.2% of all recalled questions in the bank. The per-year chart shows how the count varies with the size of each recalled paper.
Which Orthopedics topics appear in every paper?▼
No single Orthopedics topic appears in every one of the 18 papers; Orthopedic Fractures and Their Complications comes closest (13 of 18 papers).
Which Orthopedics topics are rising or falling?▼
Rising share since 2018: Orthopedic Fractures and Their Complications, Lower Limb Disorders. Falling share: Bone Tumors, Upper Limb Disorders, Arthritis and Connective Tissue Disorders. A trend is a change of 5 or more percentage points in the topic's share of Orthopedics questions.
Are these official Orthopedics weightage figures?▼
No. NBEMS and AIIMS do not publish topic-wise breakdowns. These counts come from memory-based recalls in the Kinase question bank, reworded by our editors, so they show what candidates remembered — a practical signal of what repeats, not an official statistic.
How should I use this list to revise Orthopedics?▼
Revise the topics at the top of the table first and practise their previous-year questions, then cover the rest of the subject — lower-ranked topics still appear. Use the NEET PG and INI-CET Orthopedics PYQ pages for practice questions with explanations.
171 recalled questions
18 papers, 2017–2026
Counted once per exam-year

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